Global Patent Index - EP 1617975 A1

EP 1617975 A1 20060125 - SCREW FEEDER

Title (en)

SCREW FEEDER

Title (de)

SCHRAUBEN ZUFÜHRUNG

Title (fr)

DISTRIBUTEUR DE VIS

Publication

EP 1617975 A1 20060125 (EN)

Application

EP 04730590 A 20040430

Priority

  • GB 2004001889 W 20040430
  • GB 0309787 A 20030430

Abstract (en)

[origin: US2007079672A1] A screw feeder ( 10 ) is disclosed which can be mounted to a screwdriver ( 12 ) for holding a screw ( 32 ) in position relative to a screwdriver bit ( 16 ) of the screwdriver ( 12 ) to enable insertion of the screw ( 12 ) into a workpiece adjacent the holding portion ( 30 ). The screw feeder ( 10 ) has a holding portion ( 30 ) and a feeder portion ( 34 ) adjacent the holding portion ( 30 ). The holding portion ( 30 ) can releasably hold a first screw ( 32 ) in position relative to the screwdriver bit ( 16 ) and receive a distal end of the screwdriver bit ( 16 ) to enable the screwdriver bit ( 16 ) to insert the first screw ( 32 ) into the workpiece. The feeder portion ( 34 ) is arranged adjacent the holding portion ( 30 ) and is adapted to receive a plurality of second screws ( 36 ) and to sequentially feed each of the second screws ( 36 ) into the holding portion ( 30 ) in response to retraction of the screwdriver bit ( 16 ) from the holding portion.

IPC 1-7

B25B 23/04; B25B 23/06; B25B 23/10

IPC 8 full level

B25B 23/04 (2006.01); B25B 23/06 (2006.01); B25B 23/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B25B 23/04 (2013.01 - EP US); B25B 23/06 (2013.01 - EP US); B25B 23/10 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2004096498A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 2007079672 A1 20070412; AT E371522 T1 20070915; CN 100379525 C 20080409; CN 1777491 A 20060524; DE 602004008603 D1 20071011; DE 602004008603 T2 20080605; EP 1617975 A1 20060125; EP 1617975 B1 20070829; GB 0309787 D0 20030604; GB 2401079 A 20041103; GB 2401079 B 20050427; WO 2004096498 A1 20041111; WO 2004096498 A8 20050120

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 55493904 A 20040430; AT 04730590 T 20040430; CN 200480010634 A 20040430; DE 602004008603 T 20040430; EP 04730590 A 20040430; GB 0309787 A 20030430; GB 2004001889 W 20040430